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Tensho is one of the older, more fundamental katas. Its origins are based on the point and circle principles of Kempo. It was heavily...

Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, commonly known as Mas Oyama, was born into an aristocratic family in a small village in South Korea in 1923. At...

Mas Oyama summed up his entire martial arts philosophy in eleven mottos, known as the Zayu no Mei Juichi Kajo, which are central to his...

Have you ever noticed if you reverse the first two characters of Aikido what you get? Kiai! And it’s no coincidence. These two...

Kyokushin-kan announce: The 12th Mas Oyama Memorial Cup and The 5th Kyokushin karate kata tournament The tournaments will be held in...

Today, July 27 all Kyokushinkai community celebrates birthday of Sosai Mas Oyama. He was born in Korea and at birth was named Choi...

Don't train to train... Train to win. #Kyokushin #karate #MasOyama #Inspiration #KWU #KWUnion

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today. #Kyokushin #karate #MasOyama #Inspiration #KWU #KWUnion

Kyokushin is famous for the “100 Man Kumite” (hyakunin kumite in Japanese), an extreme test of physical and mental endurance in Kyokushin...

Masutatsu Oyama (大山 倍達) In 1953 Sosaai Oyama opened his own karate dojo, named Oyama Dojo, in Tokyo but continued to travel around Japan...